Priority 1: Develop guidance for national action plans on workers’ health, including vulnerable groups (Action 1.9). Projects include inventory of action plans, evaluation of national plans and lessons learned
Responsible CC or NGO Name
ISPESL – Dept. of Occupational Medicine ITALY
Project leader
Dr Marta Petyx (marta.petyx@ispesl.it)
Dr Grazia Fortuna (grazia.fortuna@ispesl.it)
Dr Fabio Boccuni (fabio.boccuni@ispesl.it)
Network partners
WHO Regions involved in this project
Country ministries involved in this project
External partners for this project
ICOH, International Commission on Occupational Health
Summary of the project
Child labour above all in the frameworks (as all family run activities in agriculture, craftsmanship and trade sectors) that avoid knowledge and control. Project activities have focused on developments at a national level. Principal target groups have been identified (children and trainers) and intervention activities are planned taking into consideration important ethnic, religious and social aspects. Training tools are being developed to improve knowledge and awareness of child labour amongst children. In the forthcoming second stage, risk perception will be targeted and links between child labour, migration and school attendance will be investigated. Focus of the project will be:
A) The analysis in European industrialized countries of the situation of child labour among migrant children.
B) Contribute to dissemination of “awareness and visibility” of child labour at national level.
- The ISPESL Project “Child labour – to know so as to act”.
- Fact Sheets addressing various issues related to child labour in Italy: school dropout; minor differences between Italian and foreign minors to work.
- Web page devoted to Child Labour on ISPESL portal.
Expected results of this project by 2012 (outcomes)
- Analysis of feasibility to develop an information path on child labour in Europe starting to the school in order to raise the awareness and the visibility of this problem with specific focus on migrant children (2009).
- Scientific publication on child labour in Italy: comparison of data and strategies under way (2009).
- Scientific publication on reducing child labour by 2016; the second ILO global report on child labour (2009).
- Presentation and dissemination of the project and single teaching units on a web page devoted to this issue on ISPESL portal (2010).
Indicators of achievement (impact)
Evaluation questionnaires
Major Milestones (list up to three dates and milestones)
- To develop a new “awareness and visibility” of child labour with a special training programme (2009).
- To assess a specific analysis of immigrant minors and child labour in Europe also in view of legislation framework. Case studies will be developed in European countries (2009).
- To promote a “cultural change” in the approach to child labour by practical actions of information for trainers, students and opinion leaders (2010).
Public health impact
Global and regional
Funding source(s)
Self funding
Dissemination
Training programmes, ad hoc publication and reports, website, fact sheets.
List of outcomes already achieved by this project
- Publications produced:
Fortuna G, Petyx C, Iavicoli S, Petyx M. Child labour in Italy: comparison of data and strategies underway. Difesa Sociale 2008; 1: 81-97.
Fortuna G, Petyx C, Boccuni F, Iavicoli S, Petyx M. Reducing Child labour by 2016. The second ILO global report on child labour. Difesa Sociale 2008;2-3: 61-79.
Petyx M, Fortuna G, Valenti A. Child labour in Italy. Fact-sheet ISPESL 2008.
- ISPESL Project “Child labour – to know so as to act”.
- Presentation and dissemination of the project “Child labour – to know so as to act” on the ISPESL web site (http://www.ispesl.it/lavorominorile/)
- “Child labour in the new multiethnic communities. Phenomenon diffusion, social representations, gender differences and community features. Understanding to prevent”. An action research in Esquilino neighborhood of Rome.
List of additional outcomes expected from this project by 2012
- Updating of ISPESL website on child labour.
- To develop an action research on health and social integration of young migrant workers focused to the prevention of occupational hazards, protection of rights and social reintegration of young migrant workers.
- To develop an information plane on child labour in Europe in order to raise the awareness and the visibility of this problem with specific focus on migrant children.
-To promote the Child Labour issues in the broader ISPESL project "Promotion and dissemination in the school of health and safety culture" addressed to educational staff, pupils and parents in order to sensitize the school system on health and safety culture.
Aged persons and their occupational skills. Development of methods for the prevention of impairments.
First phase development of a Network
GPA Objective and Action
2
Priority Initiative
2 Develop a global framework and guidance on healthy workplaces (Action 2.13).
Responsible CC or NGO Name
IfADo – Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors (Institut für Arbeitsforschung an der TU Dortmund)
Project leader
Barbara Griefahn, Professor, MD, griefahn@ifado.de
Network partners
Project leaders of the IfADo:
Michael Falkenstein, Barbara Griefahn, Herbert Heuer, Gerhard Rinkenauer, Klaus-Helmut Schmidt, Edmund Wascher
The project should be integrated into the network initiated by WHO on aged workers.
If this initiative is not realized at the start of the next GPA the following institutes (most of which have expressed their interest in contributing to the WHO-initiative) will be asked for co-operation:
Centre for Occupational and Health Psychology (Andy Smith), Cardiff University, UK
Coronel Institute of Occupational Health (Judith Sluiter), University of Amsterdam, NL
Institute for Work and Health (Brigitta Danuser), Lausanne, CH
National Centre of Hygiene (Emilia Ivanovich), Sofia, Bulgaria
National Institute of Public Health (Pavel Urban), Prague, CZ
Finnish Institute for Occupational Health (Juhani Ilmarinen, Mikko Härmä), Helsinki, Fi
La Trobe University (Wendy Macdonald), Melbourne, Australia
JNIOSH (Shin-ichi Sawada, Masaya Takahashi), Tokyo, Japan
WHO Regions involved in this project
Australia
Asia
Europe Bonn Rokho Kim
Country ministries involved in this project
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External partners for this project
Summary of the project
Persons above the age of 50 years are systematically investigated in the IfADo with respect to cognition/ performance (attention, response preparation, motor skills) indicators of strain, age diversity, age adapted human-machine interfaces and shift work. The final goal is to define conditions that facilitate the work of the elderly and to develop methods/instruments for the prevention of (premature) impairments.
Target group and/or beneficiaries
Workers above 50 years of age
Events-opportunities for furthering the project
Meeting with other experts at workshops, seminars and congresses etc.
Expected results of this project by 2012 (outcomes)
Development of training programs for elderly workers. Publications
Indicators of achievement (impact)
Major Milestones (list up to three dates and milestones)
Depends on the success of the WHO initiative but by 2012 there should be a network for concerted actions towards better integration of aged persons in the working process
SWIFT– Sustainable Waste Management Initiative For A Healthier Tomorrow - A Comprehensive, Sustainable Approach Focused On The Determinants Of Social Exclusion, Poverty And Health In The Roma, Ashkali And Egyptians In Belgrade, Serbia
GPA Objective and Action
Objective 5: Action 9
Priority Initiative
Priority 5.3-2
Responsible CC or NGO Name
WHO Country Office in Serbia
Project leader
Gerry McWeeney ( gwe@who.org.rs)
Network partners
Institute Of Occupational and Radiological Health “Dr Dragomir Karajović“, Belgrade, Serbia, Dr Martin Popevic ( popevic.martin@gmail.com)
WHO Regions involved in this project
WHO Regional Office for Europe –Dr. Rohko Kim (rki@ecehbonn.euro.who.int)
Country ministries involved in this project
Serbian Ministry of Health, Dr. Elizabet Paunović (ep@zdravlje.gov.rs)
Serbian Ministry of Labour-Occupational Safety and Health Directorate, Vera Božić (vera.bozic@minrzs.gov.rs)
External partners for this project
Summary of the project
Social exclusion and poverty are extensive, well documented for the Roma population in Serbia. Multiple determinants can be identified for health, exclusion and poverty. In order to start addressing these issues, a comprehensive and multifaceted approach is required.
Informal recycling of materials from waste represents an important survival strategy for Roma in Belgrade. Adults and children can be seen rummaging through communal waste bins, dumping areas, without protection, exposed to occupational health hazards. This “scavenging” is a large scale operation, occurring throughout Belgrade.
Objective of the project is to convert current Roma waste “scavenging” into an effective and safer means of income whilst tackling health and human rights issues.
The second objective is to devise and implement policy instruments on workers’ health.
Target group and/or beneficiaries
Roma population
Health care workers and policy makers
Occupational physicians
Social services and educators
Events-opportunities for furthering the project
Meeting with other SEE OH experts at workshops, seminars and congresses etc.
Expected results of this project by 2012 (outcomes)
Health System
Health System development and assessments during this and the following BCA period, focusing on:
BOHS (particularly vulnerable workers)
Hazardous employment
”Direct to Worker”
Assessment and report on the Occupational health hazards and injuries suffered by the informal waste collectors
Formal training and certification (Probable UK NVQ) and educational awareness building with the informal waste collectors based on the assessment findings and report.
SWIFT Recycling Centre – Health and safety Training
Indicators of achievement (impact)
Report of the assessment and occupational health hazards and injuries suffered by the informal waste collectors
Formal proposal of occupational health policy, legislation and action plans with the participation of social partners
SWIFT Recycling Centre – Health and safety Training
Major Milestones (list up to three dates and milestones)
Assessment and report on the Occupational health hazards and injuries suffered by the informal waste collectors (2009/2010)
Formal training and certification of the informal waste collectors based on the assessment findings and report (2010/2011)
SWIFT Recycling Centre – Health and safety Training (2011/2012)
Public health impact
Funding source(s)
SWIFT Project (BCA 2008-9 and BCA 2010-11) funded from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dissemination
Project reports will be disseminated through WHO to related health authorities and stakeholders. Findings will be presented at relevant international/ national conferences and/or meetings. Possible publication in international journal.
List of outcomes already achieved by this project
As part of the WHO SWIFT Roma Health Survey a small component on Occupational health and safety was added to be answered in by those involved in the informal waste collection business. Information was gathered on Protective equipment needs, types of waste collected and family members (including children) who are involved in the business.
Additional information that will be relevant to Occupational health was collected through the Health component of the questionnaire and relates to ill health limiting normal activities over the last 6 months, and also longstanding illness or health problems. Also information has been gathered in general on their main sources of income and their status with in Serbia. The survey was conducted in August and the data is currently being cleaned and entered for analysis.
A location to place the SWIFT Recycling and sorting centre has been identified and activities will be developed in line with the Waste strategy for Belgrade which is under the responsibility of the Belgrade Public Utilities Company (PUC). Meetings with the PUC have been very productive and a willingness to explore mutually beneficial activities is present and the SWIFT centre can fit into the strategic objectives of the city, thereby assisting in the sustainability of the project outcomes.
A feasibility study for the SWIFT centre is currently being conducted which will present the options available for the mechanism and structure of the centre. Initial review of the legislative situation identifies a cooperative as the best mechanism for employment and organization.
List of additional outcomes expected from this project by 2012
Exploration of additional income generation activities of which some will be linked to the recycling and sorting activities.
SWIFT currently has 3 components but a 4th component of housing development is under review by donors, where Roma will be engaged in the building of homes for their community – thereby providing housing, employment and skill development.
Precautionary employed workers & 6. Women Workers
2009-2012 Work Plan Number
5.9-1.7g
New Project
Contributing Project Title
Knowledge transfer about occupational hazards to precarious women workers
GPA Objective and Action
GPA 5, Also Objective 2. Actions 9 and 11
Priority Initiative
Develop sectoral toolkits for the assessment and management of occupational risks in the most hazardous sectors
Asociación Nacional de Mujeres Rurales e Indígenas ANAMURI asalariadas@anamuri.cl presidenta
WHO Regions involved in this project
AMRO
Country ministries involved in this project
External partners for this project
Summary of the project
This project is part of a program of research «Araucaria project» whose objectives are to generate knowledge about mental health problems related to working conditions, to transfer knowledge and Know-how from Canadian experts, and to disseminate information in order to raise awareness of policy makers and practitioners to psychosocial risks related to working conditions.
The project is to develop training material directed to women who work in precarious jobs in agriculture and other sectors. The material (cartillas) will address a variety of hazards to which they are exposed with particular attention to mental health risks related to working conditions, working environment and working relationships. Also we will address preventive strategies.
Dissemination
Public launching of the booklets «Cuidando nuestra salud mental» (Taking care of our mental health)
Distribution of the booklets to participants in the ‘Union Schools’ organized by CEM.
Impact (global or
regional)
We have not as yet assessed the impact
Progress on Project (max 100 words)
We have held : 1) several workshops to have information to develop the booklets addressed to paid seasonal workers in the agricultural sector; 2) training workshops on mental health and work for seasonal workers
List of major outcomes already achieved by this project
Workshops to develop the booklets
Training workshops on mental health and work
List of additional major outcomes expected from this project by 2012
Hold more training workshops on mental health and work
Develop booklets and training about other risk for women working precarious conditions in agricultural sector
General information and resources
2009-2012 Work Plan Number
5.9-1
New Project
Contributing Project Title
Electronic inventory and repository of guidance documents, risk management tools and related resources for vulnerable worker groups
GPA Objective
GPA 5
Actions 9
Priority Number and Area (if applicable)
Priority 5.3: Implement toolkits for the assessment and management of OSH hazards in high risk industry sectors and for vulnerable worker groups
Responsible CC or NGO Name
La Trobe University
Project leader(s)
Owen Evans, o.evans@latrobe.edu.au
Network partners
WHO Regions involved in this project
WPRO
Country ministries involved in this project
External partners for this project
Summary of the project
A searchable electronic repository of resources to support improved OSH of vulnerable worker groups will be created. Resources are expected to include guidance documents, risk management tools, case studies and related resources. To achieve this, a combination of library and internet searches will be undertaken to locate relevant and accessible resources, which will be collated, assessed and assembled in a form and within a structure that will be searchable in terms of types of risk, types of hazard, types of interventions, and specific worker groups.
Target group and/or beneficiaries
Those responsible for policy and for the implementation of strategies to protect vulnerable worker groups.
Major Milestones (list up to three dates and milestones)
March 2010: main information sources identified and structure of the repository drafted; ongoing identification of resources
June 2011: majority of content categorized and entered into the repository; website design options identified and evaluation commenced
June 2012: public release of repository; information dissemination to target groups to promote its use.
